Centre for Comparative Water Policies and Laws web links
Conferences/Events
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Australian Water Summit, 2628 February 2003, Crown Plaza Hotel, Darling Harbour, Sydney, Australia
Prof Jennifer McKay was a keynote speaker at this summit. Her paper was entitled 'Overcoming legal obstacles associated with property rights and registration to implement successful water resources planning regimes', and is available for download (PDF 49kb download Adobe Acrobat)
- Enviro 04 Convention &
Exhibition
28 March1 April 2004 Sydney
Corporatisation in the urban sector
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Building Partnerships for Development in Water and Sanitation
BPD Water and Sanitation is an informal network of partners who seek to demonstrate that strategic partnerships involving business, government and civil society can achieve more at the local level to improve access to safe water and effective sanitation for the poor than any of the groups acting individually.
Corporatisation in the irrigation industry
Development Issues
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Hot Topics: Water
Contains a review of activities in this area by the World Bank
Environment Research
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Environmental Policy & Management Group
T H Huxley School of Environment, Earth Sciences and Engineering (THSE), Centre for Environmental Technology (ICCET)
- The Transboundary
Freshwater Dispute Database
Oregon State University
Government
- Department of the Environment and
Heritage
Commonwealth Government of Australia
- SA Central for detailed
information on South Australia
for links to Water Resources see under Environment > Water
Natural Resources
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Australian
Natural Resources Atlas
This web site was developed by a broad range of government and private sector groups. Information is organized by subject and by geographical region, and grouped into 7 themes: coasts, rangelands, water resources, land, people, agriculture and vegetation & biodiversity
Publications
- International
Law, Sustainable Development and Water Management (PDF 792Kb
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by A. Hildering, Eburon Publishers, The Netherlands, 2004
Organisations
- CRC for Irrigation Futures
This is part of the CRC (Cooperative Research Centres) network
- International Law Association
Has convened a Water Resources Committee for the period 20022004
Read its Final Report presented at the Association's 2004 Conference in Berlin
(PDF 464 Kb download Adobe Acrobat)
- International Water History
Association
IWHA is an interdisciplinary historical association designed to promote an understanding of the history of the control and use of freshwater resources throughout the world
- Water Engineering at Helsinki University of Technology
- Water Resources Research Center at the University of Arizona
Rural sector
- Rural Water and Sanitation World Bank
Sustainability
- Sustainable Development of Water, Land and Mineral Resources United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific, Environment and Natural Resources Development Division
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Water Conservation Partnership Project (WCPP)
S.A. Department for Environment and Heritage
Water markets research
- International
Water Law Project
Provides pertinent information on international water law and policy and related topics. Specifically, it offers treaties, articles, news stories, case law, Internet links, and other relevant information. Many of the materials, such as treaties and articles, are offered in full text
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Water Resources Management
This site serves as a central organizing point for water as a cross-cutting issue throughout the World Bank
Water quality research
- Mount Lofty Ranges Catchment
Program South Australia
The aim of the Mount Lofty Ranges Catchment Program is to accelerate on-ground action towards the sustainable use and development of the natural resources of the ranges, in line with recommendations from the Mount Lofty Ranges Regional Strategy Plan